diff --git a/.changeset/expose-sandbox-controls.md b/.changeset/expose-sandbox-controls.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b08efed482a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/expose-sandbox-controls.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"kilo-code": patch
+---
+
+Show experimental sandbox controls by default for non-Windows users.
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/features.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/features.ts
index 618eaa79bf10..0b0b7275282e 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/src/features.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/src/features.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { hasIndexingPlugin } from "@kilocode/kilo-indexing/detect"
-import * as vscode from "vscode"
 
 type PluginSpec = string | [string, Record<string, unknown>]
 
@@ -15,6 +14,6 @@ export type Features = {
 export function configFeatures(config?: ConfigLike | null): Features {
   return {
     indexing: hasIndexingPlugin(config?.plugin ?? []),
-    sandboxControls: vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("kilo-code.new.internal").get("sandboxControls", false),
+    sandboxControls: process.platform !== "win32",
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/prompt-input-connection-guard.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/prompt-input-connection-guard.test.ts
index 4fab1cf5a3dd..1de6cdd760e8 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/prompt-input-connection-guard.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/prompt-input-connection-guard.test.ts
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ describe("PromptInput sandbox toggle", () => {
     expect(move).toBeGreaterThan(save)
   })
 
-  it("uses the internal flag for visibility and effective runtime state for the button", () => {
-    expect(src).toContain("features().sandboxControls")
+  it("requires the enabled experiment for visibility and uses effective runtime state for the button", () => {
+    expect(src).toContain(
+      'return features().sandboxControls && config().experimental?.sandbox === true && !id?.startsWith("cloud:")',
+    )
     expect(src).toContain("<Show when={sandboxVisible()}>")
     expect(src).toContain('message.type === "sandboxStatus"')
     expect(src).toContain("message.sessionID !== sandboxID() && !matching")
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/sandboxing-settings.test.ts b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/sandboxing-settings.test.ts
index 08ce002d0ec5..d75037a0b374 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/sandboxing-settings.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/tests/unit/sandboxing-settings.test.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { configFeatures } from "../../src/features"
 import { visible } from "../../webview-ui/src/components/settings/sandboxing"
 
 const features = { indexing: false, sandboxControls: false }
+const platform = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(process, "platform")
+
+function setPlatform(value: string) {
+  Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", { value, configurable: true })
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  if (platform) Object.defineProperty(process, "platform", platform)
+})
 
 describe("Sandboxing settings visibility", () => {
-  test("requires both the internal feature flag and sandbox experiment", () => {
+  test("requires both sandbox control availability and the sandbox experiment", () => {
     expect(visible(features, {})).toBe(false)
     expect(visible({ ...features, sandboxControls: true }, {})).toBe(false)
     expect(visible(features, { experimental: { sandbox: true } })).toBe(false)
     expect(visible({ ...features, sandboxControls: true }, { experimental: { sandbox: false } })).toBe(false)
     expect(visible({ ...features, sandboxControls: true }, { experimental: { sandbox: true } })).toBe(true)
   })
+
+  test("enables sandbox controls by default outside Windows", () => {
+    setPlatform("darwin")
+    expect(configFeatures().sandboxControls).toBe(true)
+
+    setPlatform("linux")
+    expect(configFeatures().sandboxControls).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  test("hides sandbox controls on Windows", () => {
+    setPlatform("win32")
+    expect(configFeatures().sandboxControls).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/PromptInput.tsx b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/PromptInput.tsx
index 51daa8f97763..da3c6a8647b7 100644
--- a/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/PromptInput.tsx
+++ b/packages/kilo-vscode/webview-ui/src/components/chat/PromptInput.tsx
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ export const PromptInput: Component<PromptInputProps> = (props) => {
   }
   const sandboxVisible = () => {
     const id = session.currentSessionID()
-    return features().sandboxControls && !id?.startsWith("cloud:")
+    return features().sandboxControls && config().experimental?.sandbox === true && !id?.startsWith("cloud:")
   }
   const sandbox = () => {
     const state = sandboxState()